Monthly Archives: December 2005

The Corporation

Posted on December 29, 2005

For someone with an MBA, I tend to have a fairly negative opinion of American business leaders. So watching The Corporation was right in line and held few surprises for me; despite relying a bit more on Michael Moore, Noah … Continue reading →

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Madagascar

Posted on December 26, 2005

TS1 got this cute animated film for a Christmas present and we broke it open a night early so she could see the penguins. Not bad but no match for the best of the recent crop, Madagascar features the vocal … Continue reading →

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Napoleon Dynamite

Posted on December 21, 2005

Frankly, I don’t get why people love this movie. There are plenty of similar status movies that I do get (for example Office Space and Rocky Horror Picture Show) so the fact that ND is quirky and non-standard is not … Continue reading →

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Napoleon Dynamite

Posted on December 21, 2005

Napoleon Dynamite

IMDB

Year: 2004

Category: Comedy

Media: Film

Frankly, I don’t get why people love this movie. There are plenty of similar status movies that I do get (for example Office Space and Rocky Horror Picture Show) so the fact that ND is quirky and non-standard is not the reason. I just can’t get past the inanity and the whole ‘step 1: say it loud, step 2: repeat until stupefication sets in’ formula. After half an hour I literally could not keep my eyes open.

I wasn’t going to even bother adding this to the blog except I want to test the Structured Blogging plugin. So suffer as I did!

not recommended

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At Close Range

Posted on December 18, 2005

Not sure why I missed this early (1986) Sean Penn effort for so long, I’m just glad I finally saw it. Director James Foley (who later did Confidence, Glengarry Glen Ross, and The Corrupters) sets this father v. son tale … Continue reading →

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The Day After Tomorrow

Posted on December 18, 2005

Roland Emmerich is a guy who does big movies, taking steps into the arena with Universal Soldier (Jean-Claude Van Damme AND Dolph Lundgren, plus a just before Law & Order Jerry Orbach) and Stargate and then whacking them out of … Continue reading →

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In Good Company

Posted on December 12, 2005

I remember a year or so ago reading someone suggesting that Topher Grace, moving on from The ’70s Show, might have the makings of a new Cary Grant. This is 2005 and standards, not to mention people’s motivations for making … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Man

Posted on December 12, 2005

This is not a movie I would have turned on intentionally even if TiVo had recorded it for me but when you’re on a four hour flight with a free headset why not? Maybe the tiny screen will make it … Continue reading →

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